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Dig Deep: Sport, Faith, Life is the official podcast of the 2nd Global Congress on Sport and Christianity, which is set to take place in October 2019. The conference, an ecumenical gathering of sport administrators, coaches, athletes, pastors and theologians, seeks not only to explore the mutual imp…

Dr. Brian Bolt & Dr. Chad Carlson


    • Jun 25, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Pitching Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2025 35:54


    Josh Lindblom grew up in Indiana and found he could throw a baseball really hard. Josh eventually played college baseball at Tennessee and Purdue, then was drafted by the Dodgers in 2008, and made his Major league debut in 2011.  Josh spent 15 years in professional baseball, playing for multiple major league teams and in […]

    Sport, Faith, and Artificial Intelligence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2025 32:42


    Are you wondering about AI and sport? We are too. Tracy Trothen is an interdisciplinary professor of ethics at Queen's University, and she's a long time expert on sport, technology, and ethics. Tracy is also a certified spiritual care supervisor and ordained minister, Tracy loves sports and is more excited than daunted by the possibilities […]

    Inspired by Excellence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 28:34


    Juliana Smith is the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director for Mission Impact and Enrichment at Baylor University – and that's just the start of her title. Juliana already has a long history of successful stops in sport administration roles at places like Texas Tech, and Oklahoma, and Colgate, so it’s no wonder Baylor sought her […]

    Champions for Life

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 33:18


    Kevin Washington is the  Associate Athletic Director for Mission Impact and Enrichment and Athletics Chaplain at Baylor University. After a stellar college football career at Notre Dame, Kevin entered sports ministry through FCA and has served in ministry roles at a number of universities. Kevin will be a keynote speaker at the 4th Global congress […]

    Telling the Stories of Christians in Sport

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 34:23


    Dr Graham Daniels, a repeat guest on SFL, is a former professional footballer in the UK, and is now the General Director of Christians in Sport, an organization with the mission to reach the world of sport for Christ. Graham will be a keynote speaker at the 4th Global Congress on Sport and Christianity at […]

    Sport and Religion: A Good Pair

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 37:30


    Eric Bain-Selbo is dean and religious studies scholar with a keen eye for sports. He is the co-editor of the International Journal of Sport and Religion, and for a career he has podered and written about the about the intersection of religion and sport.

    The Examined Run

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 35:55


    Sabrina Little is a philosopher specializing in virtue ethics, moral psychology, and classical philosophy. She's also an elite level runner and has been selected to represent the United States on five national teams. Her first book, The Examined Run, combines those two interests.  Sabrina will also be a keynote speaker at the next Global Congress […]

    Play, Sport, and Spirit

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 36:34


    Father Patrick Kelly is a Jesuit priest, a professor, and an absolute gem in world of Christianity and sport.  He's authored multiple books, articles and book chapters on sport and faith, and he works collaboration with Vatican offices about the topic of spirituality and sport.

    Be Third

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 39:17


    B3rd athletics is an organization that helps coaches and athletes put God first, others second, and themselves third. Founder, Director, and Coach Tanner Field lives this out through very intentional choices and practices with his team. His highly successful teams aim for excellence, knowing that in the absence of God, they can’t ever be excellent.

    The God Squad

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 39:33


    After degrees in journalism from Cornell and Syracuse, Matt Sieger became a sports reporter for several publications on both the east and west coasts of the US. As Jewish believer in Jesus who converted later in life, Matt has been drawn to researching and writing columns about Christian athletes. His new book entitled, The God […]

    Baylor, Badminton, and Becoming

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 33:29


    Isaac Lee is a badminton champion of the Arctic Winter Games, and so much more! Isaac serves as the Continuing Education Program Manager for Truett Seminary's Sport and Faith Institute.  Before coming to Truett, Isaac employed his passion for Jesus Christ, and sports as a sports ministry leader with Athletes in Action. Isaac is now […]

    The Big Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 27:24


    Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic are nicknamed the Big Three of men’s tennis. Luke Helm thinks they have something to teach us.  Luke has coached two nationally ranked collegiate tennis programs, is an author with graduate degrees in both theology and writing, has won a pickleball national championship, and is the “Director of Rackets” at a […]

    Wisdom for Life in Sports

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 35:59


    Cindy White has been exploring and advancing the integration of sport and faith for over 40 years. Cindy is a former Division 1 athlete and coach, a camp director, chaplain, adjunct professor, and leader with Athletes in Action. Cindy specializes in identity and character formation athletes and coaches, and you can find out much more […]

    Sportsmanship and Catholic Teaching

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 34:45


    The Catholic Church has much to teach on play and practice in sport. Dr. John Acquaviva explores Catholic theology for healthy living, body image, play, and sport on his radio show and in his writing. Today on SFL, our conversation ranges from rugby, to the sacrament of reconciliation, to the dilemma of transgender athletes in […]

    The Game Changer

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 36:02


    Dr. Brandon Crooms. Brandon is a visiting professor of Sports Management at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas and has written a new devotional book titled the game changer – a Playbook of Prayer, Scripture, and Affirmations for athletes.  Brandon's research focuses on the influence of Christian faith in the development of racial and athletic […]

    2025 Global Congress on Sport and Christianity

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 39:52


    The countdown is on! The 4th Global Congress on Sport and Christianity is about a year away, set for July 31-August 2, 2025 at Baylor University in Waco, TX.  Dr. Paul Putz, Director of the Faith & Sports Institute run by Truett Seminary is leading the effort and give us a sneak peak at how […]

    Play With Purpose

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 34:44


    Andy Dooley does it all for the Lord. He's a fitness professional, was the face of Reebok, served a youth pastor and family mentor, and is an in game entertainment stadium host for the Seattle Seahawks. He’s also the author of a devotional for athletes entitled Lead with Faith: Play with Purpose. 

    Sport Culture in Scotland

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 38:15


    Kyle is a performance coach instructor Dordt University in Iowa, US.Kyle recently took a group of students to Scotland to explore sport and sport culture while paying close attention to the intersection of religion and sport.

    The Shot Heard Round the World

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 39:07


    Charlotte Smith is the head women's basketball coach at Elon University. Charlotte became instantly famous in 1994 when she made the game winning 3-pointer at the buzzer for the North Carolina Tarheels to win the NCAA National Championship. After college, Charlotte played professional basketball in Italy and in the WNBA. She is the author of […]

    Sport – Joy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 30:41


    In Galatians 5 the followers of Jesus Christ are told about 9 “fruits” that are cultivated as one walks with the Spirit. Are the Fruits of the Spirit found, nurtured, or inhibited in the cultures of sport? Brian and Chad ask these questions and more as they continue their series about the Fruits of the […]

    Faith at the Masters

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 37:55


    Champions of the Masters golf tournament played at August National Golf Club earn the famed green jacket and a place in history. Scottie Scheffler won the 2024 Masters in April, earning his second green jacket, and validated his number one ranking.  Scottie is known to openly share his Christian faith, and this years press conference […]

    The Hockey Priest

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2024 31:01


    Dr. Matt Hoven is one of our favorite guests on Sport Faith Life. He's a professor at St. Joseph's College, University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. His latest book is Hockey Priest: Father David Bauer and the Spirit of the Canadian Game.

    Sport for Development

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 38:31


    Jon Welty Peachey is the Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of Sport Management and Leadership at Gordon College. His research and practical projects focus on using sport for personal development, justice, and social change.

    Only Here For You

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 33:15


    Andy Young grew up playing soccer, but didn’t plan on it having a big impact on his life. God had other plans. After a few years in ministry, Andy starting working as a  sports chaplain, and now he is a full time chaplain working with the United States men's national soccer team.

    Theology Finds the Good and Bad in Sport

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 30:04


    Jay Carney is Professor of Theology and African Studies and directs the Christian Spirituality Program at Creighton, a Jesuit University. Dr. Carney writes about Catholic theology and sport and teaches specialized courses in Sport and Spirituality, where he uses theology to explore the good and bad in sport and its surrounding culture.

    Sport – Pride

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 31:00


    The seven deadly sins are a well known group of vices found within the teachings of the Christian church. These sins are often described as distortions or excessive versions of something otherwise natural to human life. Brian and Chad ask whether the practice and culture of sport foster or inhibit the deadly sins as they […]

    What Sport Teaches Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 41:42


    Dr. Perry Glanzer is a professor at Baylor University and the Editor-in-Chief of Christian Scholar's Review and the widely popular Christ Animating Learning Blog.  He has authored or edited more than a dozen books about religion, moral education, and faith based learning. He also likes to play sports and ponder what they offer to humanity.

    SFL – Self-Control

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 34:21


    In Galatians 5 the followers of Jesus Christ are told about 9 “fruits” that are cultivated as one walks with the Spirit. Are the Fruits of the Spirit found, nurtured, or inhibited in the cultures of sport? Brian and Chad ask these questions and more as they continue their series about the Fruits of the […]

    Sport – Greed

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 33:07


    The seven deadly sins are a well known group of vices found within the teachings of the Christian church. These sins are often described as distortions or excessive versions of something otherwise natural to human life. Brian and Chad ask whether the practice and culture of sport foster or inhibit the deadly sins as they […]

    Golden Arm

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023 25:56


    Jim Abbott was a standout Major League Baseball pitcher for 10 years. Because he was born without a right hand, Jim pitched, fielded, threw, and occasionally hit with only his left arm, one good enough to earn a gold medal, be a MLB first round draft pick, and throw a no-hitter in 1993 for the […]

    Sport – Faithfulness

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 28:32


    In Galatians 5 the followers of Jesus Christ are told about 9 “fruits” that are cultivated as one walks with the Spirit. Are the Fruits of the Spirit found, nurtured, or inhibited in the cultures of sport? Brian and Chad ask these questions and more as they continue their series about the Fruits of the […]

    Campus Sports Ministry

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 34:16


    Dave Johns has served in campus and sports ministry for an incredible 45 years! Dave and his wife Barb continue in campus ministry, and with that much experience, Dave now helps AIA staff develop in their vision and ministry skills. To this day, Dave's fire to touch the lives of athletes with Jesus's message of […]

    Sport – Envy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 36:26


    The seven deadly sins are a well known group of vices found within the teachings of the Christian church. These sins are often described as distortions or excessive versions of something otherwise natural to human life. Brian and Chad ask whether the practice and culture of sport foster or inhibit the deadly sins as they […]

    100th Episode!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 33:52


    Join us as we celebrate the 100th episode of the Sport. Faith. Life Podcast!  Guest host Emily Dock turns the tables on Brian and Chad and makes them answer the questions.  Learn about the past, present, and future of the Sport. Faith. Life. Podcast.    

    Does Character Matter?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 37:42


    Sean Strehlow is an assistant professor of sports management at Messiah University, a former college tennis player, and researcher on college athletics, faith, and character development in sport.

    Sport – Patience

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023 27:54


    In Galatians 5 the followers of Jesus Christ are told about 9 “fruits” that are cultivated as one walks with the Spirit. Are the Fruits of the Spirit found, nurtured, or inhibited in the cultures of sport? Brian and Chad ask these questions and more as they continue their series about the Fruits of the […]

    Longing for home (plate)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 32:49


    Is baseball God's game? Dr. Jared Ortiz, a teacher of Catholic theology at Hope College thinks.. maybe so? He is currently co-authoring a commentary on the Nicene Creed, and along the way, drawing fascinating connections to it and a theology of baseball.

    Sport – Lust

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2023 28:20


    The seven deadly sins are a well known group of vices found within the teachings of the Christian church. These sins are often described as distortions or excessive versions of something otherwise natural to human life. Brian and Chad ask whether the practice and culture of sport foster or inhibit the deadly sins as they […]

    Verite Sport

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 33:54


    Stuart Weir has devoted much of his life to helping people understand and practice both sport and Christian faith, better. Stuart has served as a chaplain for many high profile sports, has written several books on sport and faith, and is the executive director of Verite Sport, an organization that features the best of sport […]

    Sport – Gentleness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2023 44:46


    In Galatians 5 the followers of Jesus Christ are told about 9 “fruits” that are cultivated as one walks with the Spirit. Are the Fruits of the Spirit found, nurtured, or inhibited in the cultures of sport? Brian and Chad ask these questions and more as they continue their series about the Fruits of the […]

    Serving in the Kingdom

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 35:19


    Born with Spina Bifida, Casey Ratzlaff played many sports until he found tennis at the age of 12. Years later, Casey advanced to the round of 16 in singles and the quarterfinals in doubles at the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, and today he competes around the world as a professional in the sport of wheelchair […]

    Sport – Sloth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 34:34


    The seven deadly sins are a well known group of vices found within the teachings of the Christian church. These sins are often described as distortions or excessive versions of something otherwise natural to human life. Brian and Chad ask whether the practice and culture of sport foster or inhibit the deadly sins as they […]

    The Drive to Compete

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 34:34


    Bailey Moody played many sports as a kid, but at age 10 she was diagnosed with stage four osteosarcoma which required multiple treatments to save her life, including amputation of her right leg. Bailey drew on her faith and athletic drive to pursue wheelchair basketball. Since that time, Bailey has played for University of Alabama, […]

    Sport – Goodness & Kindness

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2023 36:12


    In Galatians 5 the followers of Jesus Christ are told about 9 “fruits” that are cultivated as one walks with the Spirit. Are the Fruits of the Spirit found, nurtured, or inhibited in the cultures of sport? Brian and Chad ask these questions and more as continue their series about the Fruits of the Spirit […]

    The Healing Power of Sport

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 36:11


    Alecia Ivery is doing amazing things with sports. She has worked with two sports-based youth development organizations – Girls in the Game and The Center for Healing and Justice Through Sport, both of which have as a mission to uplift and develop young young people through sport.

    Sport – Anger

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 34:43


    The seven deadly sins are a well known group of vices found within the teachings of the Christian church. These sins are often described as distortions or excessive versions of something otherwise natural to human life. Brian and Chad ask whether the practice and culture of sport foster or inhibit the deadly sins as they […]

    Coach’s Call

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 39:06


    John Levis is on a mission. John is an athlete, coach, entrepreneur, ministry leader, and now the founder of Coach’s Call, a consulting ministry helping sport coaches to see their work, including the pursuit of success and the mentoring of athletes, as acts of worship to the Creator – that is the call of a […]

    Sport – Peace

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 34:45


    In Galatians 5 the followers of Jesus Christ are told about 9 “fruits” that are cultivated as one walks with the Spirit. Are the Fruits of the Spirit found, nurtured, or inhibited in the cultures of sport? Brian and Chad ask these questions and more as continue their series about the Fruits of the Spirit […]

    Education and Transformation in Sport

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 35:36


    Son of a pastor, college basketball player, PhD historian, and the assistant director of the Faith & Sports Institute at Truett Seminary and Baylor University, Dr. Paul Putz has a lot to share. His research and writing has been featured at Christianity Today, Slate, National Public Radio, Religion News Service, and more. Paul is deep thinker and […]

    Sport – Gluttony

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 30:23


    The seven deadly sins are a well known group of vices found within the teachings of the Christian church. These sins are often described as distortions or excessive versions of something otherwise natural to human life. Brian and Chad ask whether the practice and culture of sport foster or inhibit the deadly sins as they […]

    Uncommon Sports

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2023 33:10


    Imagine a ministry enterprise growing out of college class project. Drew Boe turned some unused sports gear into an entrepreneurial ministry. Today, Uncommon Sports helps followers of Christ navigate the sport industry by providing faith-based training & resources, all by collecting and selling more than 200,000 pounds of donated sports apparel and equipment.

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